Stair Manufacture
Modern curved stair in elm built using horizontal laminates
I often use horizontal laminates for building central cut strings. As these parts have to support the whole weight of the stair, they have to have a large depth and thickness. Horizontal…
Temporary stair built with free Stairdesigner software
A few months ago Michel asked me to help him build a temporary stair to access the upper floor of his house while he was doing the renovation work. Using the free…
How to build winder stairs
Here’s a beautiful first time stair hand made by Bernard of Chalon in France. Bernard has used StairDesigner with our StairFile service to design the winder stair. With StairDesigners DXF plans and a…
Carving a Wreathed Hand Rail on a CNC with Rotary Axis
One of the dying crafts that the modern world is slowly pushing to extinction is the craft of building curved hand rails. Once considered one of the highest achievements of a professional…
Gluing the face veneers on a curved string
When making curved strings using horizontal laminates one of the trickier operations is gluing up the face laminates or veneers. The difficulty is that the veneer that is between 30 and 50cm…
How to draw horizontal laminates to build a curved stair
More and more people both professionals and amateurs are taking up the challenge of building a curved stair using my horizontal laminate technique. Some of the results are really fantastic and have…
Curved Central Cut String built by an Amateur Stair Builder
I recently received an email from John an amateur wood worker sharing his experience in building a central cut string using my horizontal laminate technique. This is an ambitious project for an amateur…
Another Curved Stair Project
Here’s an email from Laurence a cabinet maker based in the south west of France. He has just made his first stair with a curved central cut string using my horizontal laminated…